January 4, 2023
Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Caroline Stanton from our Theology team reflects on the significance of his teachings on justice and peace.
Continue reading “Reflections of Pope Benedict XVI’s teachings on social justice”December 31, 2022
As 2022 drew to a close, we heard the sad news of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. As we look to the year ahead, Caroline Stanton, of CAFOD’s Theology team, reflects on New Year’s resolutions and three ways of deepening prayer in 2023.
Continue reading “Timeless inspiration for the new year”December 7, 2022
Catherine Gorman from our Theology team reflects on Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and how it is mirrored by the journeys that many people still face today.
Continue reading “A journey towards Christmas”November 3, 2022
As Advent approaches, Catherine from our Theology team shares some ways to help you mark this season of waiting, hope and expectation.
Continue reading “Getting ready for Advent”October 13, 2022
As World Food Day approaches, Francis from our Theology Programme moves from Jeremiah to Jesus to see what lessons we can learn about the food system today.
Continue reading “From a broken food system to broken bread”September 29, 2022
Caroline Stanton of CAFOD’s Theology team, suggests five ways we might pray for the world food crisis this Harvest.
Continue reading “Five ways to pray for the world food crisis”September 2, 2022
As the relics of Saint Bernadette begin their tour around England, Scotland and Wales, Catherine from our Theology team reminisces about her own experiences on pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Continue reading “St Bernadette, Lourdes and putting love into action”August 12, 2022
How can I stop the children from getting bored over the summer on a budget? How do I keep them hopeful even though there is doom and gloom all around? Catherine from our Theology team shares her thoughts on these difficult questions.
Continue reading “Surviving the summer holidays”August 11, 2022
For the Feast of the Assumption, Caroline Stanton from our Theology team reflects on how Mary’s Magnificat can help inspire us to work for a better world.
Continue reading “Feast of the Assumption: Bringing new hope”July 11, 2022
Francis Stewart from our Theology Programme further explores the lessons the Bible has for us as we try to reimagine the food system.
The first blog in this series explored some harsh realities of farming, which are reflected in the book of Genesis. It shows the growth of vast agricultural empires, comparable in some senses to our modern food system. At the beginning of the book of Exodus, the people who exchanged their nomadic herder livelihood for the grain of Pharaoh’s Egypt have now become slaves.
Yet this is not the end of the story. I invite you to read on as we continue to re-imagine the food system.
Continue reading “Glimmers of a different food economy”
